Sahr Ngaujah is an American theater director and actor, based in
Amsterdam, Netherlands.Ngaujah was born in the United States and is of
Sierra Leonean ancestry. He began his career in theatre, working in
Atlanta with the Freddie Hendricks Youth Ensemble of Atlanta, through
Stages Theatre in Little Points. Hendricks has been Ngaujah's mentor
and friend since .As an actor Sahr has had a rich career from the
early age of , and has worked with the likes of Gerrit Timmers
(Onafhankelijk Toneel, Rotterdam), Falk Richter (Berlin Schaubühne,
Berlin), Del Hamilton ( Stages, Atlanta), Walter Chakela (Windybrow,
Johannesburg), Tim Habeger (PushPush Theater & Film, Atlanta), Made n
da Shade/MC (Amsterdam). Sahr has also maintained a presence in the
world of film since the late s, with appearances in Passing Glory
(TNT), A Lesson Before Dying (HBO), How I Spent My Summer Vacation
(Castle Way), among other films, and more recently in The Signal
(Magnolia/Pop Films, ), Stomp the Yard (Sony/Rainforest Films â€" Jan.
), and Blood Done (Sign My Name, release).Sahr began as a director
under the guidance of Freddie Hendricks, working as an assistant
director on FH Y.E.A. productions, playing for audiences ranging from
the Atlanta Black Arts Festival to the Tweetakt Festival Antwerp.
Amsterdam, Netherlands.Ngaujah was born in the United States and is of
Sierra Leonean ancestry. He began his career in theatre, working in
Atlanta with the Freddie Hendricks Youth Ensemble of Atlanta, through
Stages Theatre in Little Points. Hendricks has been Ngaujah's mentor
and friend since .As an actor Sahr has had a rich career from the
early age of , and has worked with the likes of Gerrit Timmers
(Onafhankelijk Toneel, Rotterdam), Falk Richter (Berlin Schaubühne,
Berlin), Del Hamilton ( Stages, Atlanta), Walter Chakela (Windybrow,
Johannesburg), Tim Habeger (PushPush Theater & Film, Atlanta), Made n
da Shade/MC (Amsterdam). Sahr has also maintained a presence in the
world of film since the late s, with appearances in Passing Glory
(TNT), A Lesson Before Dying (HBO), How I Spent My Summer Vacation
(Castle Way), among other films, and more recently in The Signal
(Magnolia/Pop Films, ), Stomp the Yard (Sony/Rainforest Films â€" Jan.
), and Blood Done (Sign My Name, release).Sahr began as a director
under the guidance of Freddie Hendricks, working as an assistant
director on FH Y.E.A. productions, playing for audiences ranging from
the Atlanta Black Arts Festival to the Tweetakt Festival Antwerp.
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